Man United skipper Bruno Fernandes pleased with what the club has achieved in this summer's transfer window so far.
Bruno Fernandes applauds after Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Everton.
Bruno Fernandes was on target again against Everton.(Image: Kevin C. Cox - Premier League/Getty Images.)
Captain Bruno Fernandes has praised the work Manchester United have done in the transfer market so far this summer - but admits he wants to see more new faces added to the squad.
Fernandes made the admission after scoring his third goal of pre-season in United's 2-2 draw with Everton in their Premier League Summer Series finale at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday night.
The clash with the Toffees saw newest recruit Bryan Mbeumo make his debut for the club having arrived from Brentford for an initial fee of £65million a fortnight ago. He started in attack alongside Fernandes and Matheus Cunha.
Desperate to help United improve this coming season, Fernandes believes he and his teammates are already benefitting from the success the club has had in the transfer market - but admits he would like to see "one or two" more additions.
"It's improving," Fernandes told NBC Sports. "It [the club] is not in the place it has to be, obviously.
"I don't want to take a dig at anyone, but I think the club is doing the best that it can in terms of the financial situation that they talk about. I don't know about it; I am not involved in that!
"Obviously it was crystal clear that we needed more competition for the players that were here; we need more quality to get everyone to step up a little bit more, to have more to do to get into the first XI.
"I think that is what the club is trying to do, and hopefully we can get one or two players more to help with that."
United brought their tour of the United States to a close by preserving their unbeaten pre-season record, meaning they will head into Saturday's final friendly against Fiorentina with the ambition of making it three wins from five games this summer.
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